William III. Halfcrown. 1696 Chocolate brown toning that is

Chocolate brown toning that is slightly uneven on the reverse

Reverse Neptune standing holding trident and dolphin

Mars standing with spear and shield on reverse

GENIO POPVLI ROMANI

Minor verdigris spots

William III. Halfcrown. 1696 Chocolate brown toning that isFirst bust, large shield, early harp. Octavo to edge. This coin retains much mint bloom. There is haymarking to both sides, and a horizontal mark accross the neck running to the A of GRA which crosses over a vertical die flaw., which along with slight weakness to raised parts of the design may indicate that it was struck from old dies. Nevertheless, an excellent coin and good very fine. Spink 3481